Use a stiff stencil brush for dabbing paint onto surfaces.
Step2
Use a soft stencil brush for rubbing or swirling paint onto surfaces.
Step3
Use a very soft stencil brush for blending colors onto surfaces.
Step4
Use smaller stencil brushes for smaller stencil openings and larger stencil brushes for larger stencil openings.
Step5
Use high-density foam rollers that are rounded at the ends for broad shading and quick applications. After you have applied paint with roller, use a stencil brush for detailed blending.
Step6
Use cellulose or sea sponges to achieve a multicolored look or when stenciling stone urns or balustrades.
Selecting Stencil Paints
Step1
Use acrylic and latex paints for surfaces that have a water-based finish coat.
Step2
Use oil-based paints for surfaces that have an oil-based finish coat.
Step3
Add glaze to make paint blend more smoothly.
Step4
Use solid stencil sticks and stencil crayons if you are concerned about paint bleeding under stencils. They blend well but smudge easily.
Step5
Use fabric paints on cloth and paper.
Step6
Use an extender glaze to slow drying time and to make paint more opaque.
Step7
Use an acrylic glaze tinted with raw umber to create shadows.
on 12/12/2005
I found when using the large-format wallpaper and floor stencils that the small triangle holes in each corner, allows the stencil to perfectly repeat, both vertically and horizontally. These were the blue mylar type, and I never thought I could get them to line up. It looks great on my wall.
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Anonymous said
on 12/12/2005 I found when using the large-format wallpaper and floor stencils that the small triangle holes in each corner, allows the stencil to perfectly repeat, both vertically and horizontally. These were the blue mylar type, and I never thought I could get them to line up. It looks great on my wall.